European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

A new international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has identified a genetic factor that may explain why some patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver experience more severe ...

The human genome is organised in 46 chromosomes, where all but the x and y chromosomes in men are present in two copies. This means that a person with a faulty gene on one chromosome most often has a ...

A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts ...

Genes linked to childhood intelligence also predict parents living longer. Study of 400,000 people reveals biology connecting ...

Findings link genetic variation, through circuit assembly, to animal behavior, paving the way to explore how developmental ...

Researchers analysed 2 million-year-old Paranthropus robustus teeth from South Africa, uncovering ancient proteins that ...

Meet the luckiest people on Earth — individuals carrying a rare genetic mutation that prevents wrinkles from forming even as they age well into their 80s. These genetic lottery winners have provided ...